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The normal lives of the people have been affected by the strike called on by Nepal Communist Party demanding the release of their arrested cadres. The Bandh affected Salyan, Bardiya, Banke, Rolpa, Pyuthan and Dolpa districts under INSEC Nepalgunj.
According to Bardiya District representative Man Bahadur Chaudhary, long and short ....

Two girls who were kept as Kamlahari in a house with the condition of study and helping in the household were rescued from Baniyabhar of Baijnath Rural Municipality-4 on January 1.
A team led by District Children Wale fare Committee, Central Child Wale Fare Committee, Women and Children Office, District Police Office, Labour Offi....

An interaction program has been held in Nepalgunj of Banke on December 31 between the service provider and beneficiaries organized by INSEC Nepalgunj.
Speaking at the program regional director Murari Kharel of NHRC said that priority on health, food and education rights must be given as they are the fundamental human rights of ....

The District Police Office of Surkhet have arrested 43 years old Niraj Gurung and 31 years old Manoj Giri on December 31 on charge of raping 19 and 24 years old women.
Police said that the accused were arrested after the victims called the police and informed about the incident and they were arrested for the investigation. The victims underwent a health checkup at Bheri Zonal Hospital.
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Nine years old Sabina Behena studying in standard two at Gyansagar Secondary School in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis-17 was given a corporal punishment by teacher Krishna Kumari Singh on charge of not sharpening the pencil according to the victim's party.
The frowned teacher entered into the classroom, slapped her and hit her head aga....

Police have arrested temporary police Tek Bahadur B.K under Area Police Office of Bhagwanpur on charge of gang raping 14 years old girl of Narainapur Rural Municiaplity-5. Two other people involved in an incident are on the run according to police.
Local Sasi Ram Budathoki said that the accused was controlled by the local and handed over to the police.
The victim has been kept at shelter aft....

The pre-review of Human Rights Year Book 2018 has been held in related districts according to the INSEC district representatives. The pre-review was held on December 16 with the objective of making the documentation more credible.
According to the Salyan District Representative Meena Budathoki, the pre-review of the book has been held in the district. Speaking at the program justice Madan Bahad....

The District Security Committee has said that 35 polling centers are very sensitive in the district. According to committee coordinator and CDO Ramesh KC, 101 polling centers of the district are sensitive and 191 are tagged as normal. In Banke, there are 327 polling centers and 136 polling stations.
For security reason, Nepal-Ind....

Capacity building training for the members of Child Rights Awareness Group (CRAG), formed by INSEC, has commenced in Nepagunj on Novemver 12.
Speaking at the program, INSEC regional coordinator Bhola Mahat said that children from the CRAG must activate themselves for achieving their rights. The training program is organized by IN....

The Concerned stakeholders have expressed their worries about the possible human rights violations in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections as the Election Commission (EC) has not given proper attention to take action against it quoting RSS source.
Saying that the EC had not taken action against those violating the ....

The locals have controlled an accused and handed over to the police on November 7 on charge of raping 24 years old woman.
The victim underwent a health checkup at Bheri zonal hospital on November 8.
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The trend of registering the inter cast marriage in District Administration Office has been decreased in the district after the distribution of incentive allowance allocated for the couple was stopped.
In this financial year there is not even a single case of registration of inter cast marriage in district administration office. ....

A participants in a workshop program organized by INSEC in Nepalgunj on United Nation’s Human Rights Mechanism has given a stress on putting untouchability under a serious crime while formulating laws and policies.
Vice- chairman Eek Maya B.K of Khajura Rural Municipality said that the nature of untouchability has been changed.....

Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) executive director Bijaya Raj Gautam has given stress on making the document and report up to date and effective.
He put his view while speaking at the program in Banke on Human Rights Documentation training organized by INSEC on September 10.
He added th....

The District Police Office (DPO) of Banke has arrested 48 years old professor Rabi Raj Sharma of Mahendra Multiple Campus on September 4 on charge of molesting 21 years old girl.
The active students union of the campus had demonstrated and protested against the professor after the victim informed about the abuse to the union.....

A writ application has been registered at High Court of Tulsipur, Nepalgunj bench on September 5 seeking for mandamus along with interim order on the issue of flood victims in Banke, Bardiya and affected area making concerned stakeholders as defendant.
Advocate Bishwojit Tiwari, Insec district representative Binod Pandey, Som Gur....

The rights activists after conducting the field visit on flood affected areas of the district have drawn the attention of the Chief District Officer to find immediate solution of their problems.
INSEC regional coordinator Bhola Mahat informed that National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Human Rights Network of the district and a....

Ward member Tika Ram Basnet, 52 of Rapti Sonari Village Council-1 was attacked by an unidentified group of people on August 7.
The victim was attacked by a number of three people while he was at his home. The attackers ran away after the victim shouted after he was attacked by an unidentified people.
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All health services except the emergency services has been disrupted from July 18 in Banke on protest of beatings and misbehavior on doctors along with the vandalisation of the hospital.
Secretary R.K Jha of Nepal Doctors Federation Bheri had lodged a written complaint at District Administration Office against the misbehavior o....

Police have arrested 28 years old Binod Nepali of Tatopani VDC-4 on charge of raping 11 years old girl.
The accused has been alleged of taking hostile, demanding for ransom and raping girl according to Area Police Office of Kohalpur.
The victim’s party had informed about the disappearance of....

In coordination of Central Child Wale fare Committee, District Child Wale Fare Committee and Maiti Nepal and support from Salam Child Trust in Delhi, nine boys were rescued from Delhi of India on July 6 according to coordinator Keshav Koirtala of Maiti Nepal , Nepalgunj.
Among the rescued boys, three are from Kanchanpur, two from....

Police have arrested 23 years old Gan Bahadur Gurung of Sarumarani Village council-3on June 22 on charge of gang raping 27 years old woman.
A complaint against accused was lodged at Police office by the victim’s party on June 20 accusing of gang rape on May 29.
The victim’s party have lo....

The process of registering the candidacy nomination for the upcoming second phase of local level election under the province number 5 has been concluded on June 18.
Under province number 5, Banke, Bardiya, Dang, Rolpa, Pyuthan and Rukum , the candidates from various parties have given their candidacy according to the INSEC distri....

Police have arrested 15 cadres of RJP Nepal who were in a Lathi rally on June 17, a day before the nomination of candidacy. The cadres were arrested from the Tribhuban Chok in Nepalgunj.
The arrestees includes RJP chairperson Keshav Ram Sharma and District level leader Laxmi Narayan Barma.
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Police have arrested 36 years old Chopendra Karki of Rapti Sonari Village Council-9 on charge of raping a 25 years old woman. On a similar incident, police have arrested 43 years old father on June 4 on charge of raping 18 years old daughter according to SI Surendra Pant of Area Police Office of Kohalpur. The complaint of both the incidents was lodged at Area Police....

An unidentified group of people have attacked and injured 50 years old M.L Sharma, operator of Jay Bageshwori Cement industry at Ganapur of Janaki village council-6 on June 4.
Two unidentified people attacked Sharma by stopping his car while he was coming back to his house. They even looted his mobile phone. The victim sustained ....

Victim Seema Pariyar, 20 of Duduwa Village council-5 has accused her family members of pressurizing her to leave home on charge of inter caste marriage. She alleged her families by organizing a press meet on June 2 in Nepalgunj.
She had a love marriage with 22 years old Prem Prakash Chettri, one year ago in the village. She accus....

The CCCE secretariat INSEC chairperson Subodh Raj Pyakurel while speaking at television dialogue program on Human Rights and election in Nepalgunj on June 1 said that the election can be clean and fair only if election code of conduct and laws were strictly followed.
Speaking at the program, Pyakurel said that the responsibilit....

On the occasion of 10th Democratic Day, INSEC Kalikot district representative Kali Bahadur Malla was felicitated on May 29.
He was felicitated for his contribution on Human Rights sector during the movement to establish democratic Republic in the country. He was felicitated with letter of appreciation by chief guest Keshav Kumar Pandey, a district attorney.
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At least 24 women who were in foreign employment were rescued from Dehli in India and were sent to Nepal. All women were rescued by Maiti India and were handed over to Maiti Nepal, Nepalgunj Branch on May 18.
The rescued women were , Sumitra Moktan of Makwanpur, Phulmaya B.K of Udayapur, Sengmo Tamang of Sindhupalchok, Saraswoti ....

The voting for the first phase of Local Level Election has commenced in 10 districts under the province number 6 from 7 am in the morning.
Apart from one or two polling centre, in all other polling centre, the voting commenced on time according to district representatives.
During the v....

Children peace zone and children protection national campaign and Human rights network of Nepalgunj have drawn the attention of concerned bodies for not use children or schools in their election campaign.
A letter has been handed over to the election office, district education office and National Human Rights Commission and f....

Kamala Nepali, 23 working at Rubaru F.M and general member of FNJ Banke branch accused armed police at border check post of misbehaving her on March 24 while she was returning back from Rupedia.
The victim accused armed police, Hema Sunwar of even physically assaulting her while doing a security check.
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Jamil Bhat, 72 of Sonpur VDC-8, who was injured in a police baton charge during a clash between police and cadres of Madhesi morcha, died on March 17 while undergoing treatment.
There were 13 people injured in a clash between police and Madhesi morcha cadres at Guleriya road section in Sonpur VDC-3, Nepalgunj.
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Human rights network, Nepalgunj, UML has urged Madhesi Front to conduct the programs of protest peacefully as CPN-UML is on its Mechi-Mahakali campaign whereby Madhesi Front has announced strike against it.
Human Rights Network, Nepalgunj on March 11, met the leaders of the Madhesi Front and UML to make the request. Central membe....

A complaint against principal Krishna Nath Yogi of Shre Shiva Primary School at Sitapur VDC-6 has been lodged at children helpline for giving corporal punishment to 11 years old Chandra Kala Khatri.
The victim said that she was beaten with stick on charge of playing in the class room. She was unconscious after the incident.
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The Area Police Office of Jamunaha has arrested 30 years old Bas Maya Gurung and Bel Bahadur Gurung, 24 of Huiya VDC-8 on February 20 on charge of attempting to traffic 24 years old woman in India.
Duo accused will be charged under the women trafficking act according to SP Tek Prasad Rai of District Police Office.
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The National Human Rights Commission is committed to access human rights education in each household according to regional director Murari Kharel while speaking in an awareness program on human rights base for peace and development.
The program was organized as per the strategic planning formulated by the commission from 2015 to 2020 to reach human rights education in each household.
The pro....

Police have arrested 32 years old Yama Bahadur Basnet of Manpur VDC-7 on February 3 on charge of attempting to traffic three women in India.
According to the inspector Pramod Khatri of Area Police Office of Jamunaha, the accused was trafficking three women In Kuwait through India.
Police said ....

Police said that Amisha Khatik, 22 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan-12 was attempted to murder by her husband Rajendra Khatik, 26 by sprinting kerosene over her body.
The victim is undergoing treatment at Bheri Zonal Hospital. The victim sustained sever wound over her body according to inspector Rajan Gautam of ward police office of....

Six years old boy Amrit Singh of Child friendly school in UKG at Nepalgunj Municipality-5 has been injured in a beating by his teacher Ganga Shrestha.
He was beaten by the teacher on charge of not being able to write properly. The boy sustained head injury in a beating and undergoing treatment at Teaching Hospital in Nepalgunj according to his parent Mahesh Singh. According to Singh, the boy ha....

The Area Police Office of Kohalpur have arrested 18 years old Muskan Acharya of Kanka Sundari VDC-7, Jumla and 17 years old Shere Sikarmi on January 4 on charge of raping 18 years old girl.
The victim was raped by both accused on January 20 and verbal complaint was lodged against them. According to the police inspector Ramesh Awa....

National Human Rights Commission's spokesperson Mohana Ansari stressed that every citizen should realize the presence of NHRC. While speaking at the program in Nepalgunj on December 31, Ansari said that people are recognizing all constitutional body as "NGO". She added that commission must expand its access.
Ansari said that th....

The central member of youth federation and district in charge Santosh Budathoki,29 has been attacked with a sharp weapon on December 29 at Kohalpur Municipality-10 by an unidentified group while he was playing a snooker.
The victim has been seriously injured in an attack. He sustained serious wound in his neck and was rushed to Luknow for the treatment according to District chairman K....

Parbati Bisunke of Dailekh has been awarded this year's Bhajan Human Rights award . She was presented an award by chief judge Bishnu Prasad Koirala of Nepaljung in a program organized on the occasion of 68th International Human Rights Day on December 10th.
The program was chaired by late Bhaj....

Bijuli Prasad Mahaut,33 of Jhajurakhurd VDC-1 has lodged a complaint at District Court of Banke on November 15 demanding for compensation against the physical and mental torture he suffered at police custody.
The victim has made SI Saran Bhandari and policeman Anil Kumar B.K of Area Police Office of Khajurakhurd as a defe....

The high court of Nepalgunj has issued an interim order to the District Public Health Office on November 10 in order to control Dengue and Scrub Typhus disease seen in Banke and Bardiya districts.
A bench of judges Dr Kul Ratna Bhurtel and Bir Bahadur Dangi of High Court, Tulsipur has issued an interim order.
The District Public....

Patients, especially Tharus of Western Nepal are facing difficulties in treatment as the machine for examining Sickle Cell Anemia is not in use.
The machine worth 2.9 million for examining Sickle Cell Anemia is not in operation and the patients suffering from this disease is increasing in this area.
The GoN has provided a free medicine services to the patients suffering from this a....

Bhajan Human Rights Award selection Committee of the district has requested to recommend the name of a person for this year’s Bhajan Human Rights award.
Basanta Gautam, coordinator of the selection committee requested to recommend the name of a person during a meeting of Human Rights coalition held in Nepalgunj on November 8 or....

A complaint against Hasta Bahadur B.K has been lodged at Area Police Office of Kohalpur on October 19 on charge of murdering his mother-in-law Devisara B.K,64 of Naubasta VDC-7.
The Area Police of Kohalpur said that the accused had strangled the woman to death before absconding the seen.
The d....

The Area Police Office of Jamunaha has rescued four people including two girls on September 18 while they were being attempted to be trafficked to gulf country through India.
Two 14-year-old girls from Dang and two women aged from 22 to 23 were rescued at given shelter at KI Nepal according to Inspector Pramod Chettri of Area Police Office.
Among them one of the victims was rescued....

Two day regional workshop on Human Rights documentation has begun in Nepalgunj from September 26. The program was organized by INSEC central office.
Speaking at the program, INSEC executive director Bijaya Raj Gautam said that the important work and roles played by INSEC in the past have established its image in both national and....

Police have arrested 18-year-old Arjun Oli of Satbariya VDC-9, Dang on September 13 on charge of attacking 28-year-old woman with knife before attempting to rape her.
The victim’s party has lodged a complaint at District Police Office of Banke on September 12 against the accused according to the police.
The victim underwent a health checkup at Bheri Zonal Hospital on September 12 according....

Area Police Office of Kohalpur has arrested Govinda Chaudhary,26 of Lamahi Municipality-7 of Dang district on September 6 on charge of raping a 13-year-old girl.
Police had arrested the accused based on verbal complaint lodged by the victim’s party on September 6.
The preparation for the hea....

The Appellate Court of Nepalgunj has issued directives in the name of Nepalgunj Municipality, District Administration Office and District Public Health on September 1 regarding the case on Prohibition Ordinance relating to sound pollution in order to control and make sound pollution issue effective and result oriented.
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At least four protesters were injured in a baton charged by police when a group of youth called “I am Nationalist”, had a clash with police after they established an idol of late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah at Birendra Chok in Nepalgunj.
Chandra Hamal, 29 of Nepalgunj Municipality-2 was injured in a clash. Similarly, Mano....

Police have arrested 26-year-old Kushal Rana of Kamdi VDC-9 and Mani Ram Kumai,19 on August 28 on charge of gang raping a 20-year-old woman.
The victim’s party had lodged a complaint at Area Police Office of Kohalpur on August 28 accusing them of gang raping a woman on August 24 at the ju....

The regional office of NHRC, Nepalgunj has shown its concern on shortages in medicine in various health organisations of Banke district.
The regional director Murari Prasad Kharel has requested chief of district’s public heath office to provide written ....

Conflict victims have shown their ignorance in a work done by CIED during a program organised in Nepalgunj.
The victims have expressed their ignorance about the commission’s work on an interaction program on commission’s effectiveness and justice to victims on the eve of the international day on enforced disappearance organis....

Police have arrested Dinesh Tharu,21 of Naubasta VDC-9, Tikampur on August 25 on charge of murdering Dandi Tharu of same VDC on charge of being witch. According to inspector Ramesh Awasthi of Area Police Office at Kohalpur, the absconding accused was arrested on the night of August 25 from Atariya of Kailali.
According to the ins....

The victim’s party of a 14-year-old girl have demanded to take action against 30-year-old Shiva Shahi of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolis-5 Ganeshpur. They accused him of raping a girl on August 21.
The victim’s party had lodged a complaint at District Police Office on August 22 demanding action against him.
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Area Police Office of Kihalpur have arrested Tirtha Man Tharu,18 of Kachanapur VDC-5 and two other 16-year-old boys on charge of committing a gang rape on 27-year-old woman.
The victim had lodged a complaint at Area Police Office on August 12 against the accused accusing them of raping her on August 11.
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Human Rights Activists of Nepagunj have drawn their attention on the incident of beating of a woman on charge of not bringing dowry.
Releasing a press statement of August 10, the activists said that due to the beatings by family members, the victim Asrun Ansari,18 of Nepalgunj submetropolis-19 sustained a deep injuries on her eye....

Police post of Phattepur have arrested Gore Gaddi,20 of Phattepur VDC-7, Jhagadiya and Bhaddu Gaddi,21 of the same place on August 9 on charge of attempting to rape a 35-year-old woman.
Both the accused were arrested by the police on August 10 and were handed over to the District Police Office.
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Ashrun Ansari,18 of Balegaun, Nepalgunj sub-metropolis-19 was beaten by her family members on charge of not bringing dowry. Her husband Wasim Ansari, 21 mother-in-law Babdaiya Jolaha, 46, father-in-law Sabbir Ansari,51 and brother-in-law Nasim Ansari, 32 had beaten her on August 7 over a dowry dispute according to the victim.
The....

The priests of Nepalgunj have said that the unity between them is the base for the social harmony.
The main priest, Chandra Nath Yogi, of Bageshwori temple has expressed his views regarding the program on recent activities on social harmony organised in Nepalgunj on July 10 by INSEC regional office.
Mahanta Chandranath said “ We all priests in Nepalgunj live as a family. We help each oth....

The appellate court of Nepalgunj has issued an order against defendant on July 8 stating not to halt any social security allowances without an excuse.
The order was issued by appellate court of Nepalgunj on a hearing against a complaint lodged by senior citizen Jagadish Prasad Tiwari of Katkuiya VDC-6 by a single bench of appellate court judge Bam Kumar Shrestha stating that social security has....

The detainees of area police office of Kohalpur are facing space problem due to the overcrowding of custody.
The local peace committee during its monitoring on July 4 has found that there is only one custody room with overcrowded detainees according to former coordinator of local peace committee and INSEC regional coordinator, Bhola Mahat.
The construction of building without thinking of fut....